How AI and TikTok Are Breaking the Music Industry - Rick Beato

Rick Beato is a multi-instrumentalist musician, YouTuber, and a music producer. Music and the industry around it have changed dramatically over the past few decades. With the rise of AI, the dominance of streaming platforms like Spotify, and the fading relevance of traditional Popstars, the old model of making and producing music is on its last breath. So what comes next? And who or what will shape the future of music? Expect to learn why Live Nation has become a lot of peoples enemies, what most people don’t understand about the process of making a pop song now, the trends musically that are dominating at the moment and why country is controlling the charts, the impact of TikTok on music generation, the rise of AI artists, bands and the rippling effects it will have on creatives in the music industry, what the future of music monetisation is going to look like, why Popstars are becoming obsolete, and much more... - 00:00 Imagine If You Were The Guy Who Killed Beyoncé 02:21 What Goes Into Making A Pop Song? 10:24 Producer Driven Song vs Artist Written Song 23:41 What Do Pop Stars Bring To The Table Today? 29:52 What Trends Are Dominating Currently? 38:52 Is Music Too Easy To Make Now? 49:24 The Impact Of TikTok On Music & Formula For Making A Hit Song 1:05:01 Why Is Country Music So Popular Now? 1:14:07 Will AI Artists Takeover The Music Industry? 1:22:33 The Ethics Of AI In Music 1:36:05 What is The Current Take Of The Music Financial Industry? 1:41:44 The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of Spotify 1:47:15 The Future Of Music Monetization - Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Rick BeatoguestChris Williamsonhost

Jul 10, 20252h 1mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: July 10, 2025
Duration: 2h 1m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Rick Beato is a multi-instrumentalist musician, YouTuber, and a music producer. Music and the industry around it have changed dramatically over the past few decades. With the rise of AI, the dominance of streaming platforms like Spotify, and the fading relevance of traditional Popstars, the old model of making and producing music is on its last breath. So what comes next? And who or what will shape the future of music? Expect to learn why Live Nation has become a lot of peoples enemies, what most people don’t understand about the process of making a pop song now, the trends musically that are dominating at the moment and why country is controlling the charts, the impact of TikTok on music generation, the rise of AI artists, bands and the rippling effects it will have on creatives in the music industry, what the future of music monetisation is going to look like, why Popstars are becoming obsolete, and much more... - 00:00 Imagine If You Were The Guy Who Killed Beyoncé 02:21 What Goes Into Making A Pop Song? 10:24 Producer Driven Song vs Artist Written Song 23:41 What Do Pop Stars Bring To The Table Today? 29:52 What Trends Are Dominating Currently? 38:52 Is Music Too Easy To Make Now? 49:24 The Impact Of TikTok On Music & Formula For Making A Hit Song 1:05:01 Why Is Country Music So Popular Now? 1:14:07 Will AI Artists Takeover The Music Industry? 1:22:33 The Ethics Of AI In Music 1:36:05 What is The Current Take Of The Music Financial Industry? 1:41:44 The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of Spotify 1:47:15 The Future Of Music Monetization - Get the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Rick Beato
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Rick Beato and Chris Williamson, How AI and TikTok Are Breaking the Music Industry - Rick Beato explores tikTok, AI, And Algorithms: How Modern Tech Reshapes Music Itself Rick Beato and Chris Williamson dissect how the music industry has shifted from artist- and album-centric to platform- and algorithm-centric, with TikTok, Spotify, and AI now driving what gets heard and how songs are made.

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